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Vortex Hydro Racing Boat (475mm) Plug and Drive - Red

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The Vortex Hydro is a high performance 475mm fiberglass racing boat that is sure to leave the competition in its wake! It will also certainly turn heads at your local boat pond with its beautifully finished racing paint scheme.

With features such as CNC alloy strut mount, rudder and turn fin, brushless power system with pre-installed water cooling and high torque steering servo, the Vortex Hydro is no joke! This is not a toy for the swimming pool, it's one seriously fast boat and needs a large open area for running.

The Vortex arrives in Plug and Drive configuration so will only require you to add your own 2CH transmitter/receiver and a 3S 1300~1500mAh lipoly battery. Simply install the propeller, rudder, turn fin & radio system and your ready to hit the water!

Great little boat for the money. Having trouble with water getting in the hull somewhere but other than that the quality is good. Not for begginers that's for sure. Well done on another good rtr boat HK.

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Great little boat for the money. Having trouble with water getting in the hull somewhere but other than that the quality is good. Not for begginers that's for sure. Well done on another good rtr boat HK.

Maiden voyage proved quite successful, this little boat Rips! Takes some effort to get on plane but once it does, she'll cruise at around 25 MPH... Had to move the rudder rod to the outermost hole in the servo horn to get it to turn properly, otherwise it was a 50 foot turning radius... Found a large crack in the front of the hull between the sponsons which I will fix before the next cruise... Water seems to be coming up the stuffing tube past the flex shaft due to the fact that the stuffing tube does not fit inside the strut, it only butts up against it. I noticed some misalignment - will repair with shrink tube. Not sure how to program the lipo cutoff - my new NanoTech was pulled down past 3V per cell, ESC was cool and motor was lukewarm after 5 minutes of full throttle pulls. A fun little craft which will someday be fitted with a foam push bar so it can retrieve the Genesis if a problem should arise.

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Maiden voyage proved quite successful, this little boat Rips! Takes some effort to get on plane but once it does, she'll cruise at around 25 MPH... Had to move the rudder rod to the outermost hole in the servo horn to get it to turn properly, otherwise it was a 50 foot turning radius... Found a large crack in the front of the hull between the sponsons which I will fix before the next cruise... Water seems to be coming up the stuffing tube past the flex shaft due to the fact that the stuffing tube does not fit inside the strut, it only butts up against it. I noticed some misalignment - will repair with shrink tube. Not sure how to program the lipo cutoff - my new NanoTech was pulled down past 3V per cell, ESC was cool and motor was lukewarm after 5 minutes of full throttle pulls. A fun little craft which will someday be fitted with a foam push bar so it can retrieve the Genesis if a problem should arise.

Received my Vortex today. Upon initial inspection i decided to gut the entire boat and go over every piece. Ran a small drill bit through all water ports, added more epoxy to motor mount, greased the flex shaft, added epoxy to underside of hull where stuffing tube exits, added blue loctite to all screws. Battery tray only fits one Nanotech 3s 1300mah battery. I will be using the HK310 radio system tonight during its maiden voyage. Will post results soon.

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Received my Vortex today. Upon initial inspection i decided to gut the entire boat and go over every piece. Ran a small drill bit through all water ports, added more epoxy to motor mount, greased the flex shaft, added epoxy to underside of hull where stuffing tube exits, added blue loctite to all screws. Battery tray only fits one Nanotech 3s 1300mah battery. I will be using the HK310 radio system tonight during its maiden voyage. Will post results soon.

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